Dogs are shown locked in a cage at a dog meat farm in Hongseong-gun, South Korea, on Thursday, January 10, 2019. The operation is part of HSIs efforts to fight the dog meat trade throughout Asia. In South Korea, the campaign includes working to raise awareness among Koreans about the plight of meat dogs being no different from the animals more and more of them are keeping as pets. Jean Chung

Dogs are shown locked in a cage at a dog meat farm in Hongseong-gun, South Korea, on Thursday, January 10, 2019. The operation is part of HSIs efforts to fight the dog meat trade throughout Asia. In South Korea, the campaign includes working to raise awareness among Koreans about the plight of meat dogs being no different from the animals more and more of them are keeping as pets. Jean Chung

A mother dog inside a puppy mill is shown locked in a cage at a dog meat farm in Hongseong-gun, South Korea, on Thursday, January 10, 2019. The operation is part of HSIs efforts to fight the dog meat trade throughout Asia. In South Korea, the campaign includes working to raise awareness among Koreans about the plight of meat dogs being no different from the animals more and more of them are keeping as pets. Jean Chung

Nara Kim, right, Campaign Manager in South Korea of HSI, shakes hands with the farmer of the dog meat farm in Hongseong-gun, South Korea, on Thursday, January 10, 2019. The operation is part of HSIs efforts to fight the dog meat trade throughout Asia. In South Korea, the campaign includes working to raise awareness among Koreans about the plight of meat dogs being no different from the animals more and more of them are keeping as pets. Jean Chung

Adam Parascandola, Director of Animal Protection and Crisis Response of HSI, cuddles a dog at a dog meat farm in Hongseong-gun, South Korea, on Thursday, January 10, 2019. The operation is part of HSIs efforts to fight the dog meat trade throughout Asia. In South Korea, the campaign includes working to raise awareness among Koreans about the plight of meat dogs being no different from the animals more and more of them are keeping as pets. Jean Chung

A mother dog and her puppies are shown locked in a cage at a dog meat farm in Hongseong-gun, South Korea, on Thursday, January 10, 2019. The operation is part of HSIs efforts to fight the dog meat trade throughout Asia. In South Korea, the campaign includes working to raise awareness among Koreans about the plight of meat dogs being no different from the animals more and more of them are keeping as pets. Jean Chung

A dog is shown locked in a cage at a dog meat farm in Hongseong-gun, South Korea, on Friday, January 11, 2019. The operation is part of HSIs efforts to fight the dog meat trade throughout Asia. In South Korea, the campaign includes working to raise awareness among Koreans about the plight of meat dogs being no different from the animals more and more of them are keeping as pets. Jean Chung

Mother dogs and puppies inside a puppy mill are shown locked in a cage at a dog meat farm in Hongseong-gun, South Korea, on Friday, January 11, 2019. The operation is part of HSIs efforts to fight the dog meat trade throughout Asia. In South Korea, the campaign includes working to raise awareness among Koreans about the plight of meat dogs being no different from the animals more and more of them are keeping as pets. Jean Chung

Nara Kim, Campaign Manager in South Korea of HSI, holds a mother dog at a dog meat farm in Hongseong-gun, South Korea, on Friday, January 11, 2019. The operation is part of HSIs efforts to fight the dog meat trade throughout Asia. In South Korea, the campaign includes working to raise awareness among Koreans about the plight of meat dogs being no different from the animals more and more of them are keeping as pets. Jean Chung

The HSI Animal Rescue Team rescues a dog at a dog meat farm in Hongseong-gun, South Korea, on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. The operation is part of HSIs efforts to fight the dog meat trade throughout Asia. In South Korea, the campaign includes working to raise awareness among Koreans about the plight of meat dogs being no different from the animals more and more of them are keeping as pets. Jean Chung

The HSI Animal Rescue Team rescues a dog at a dog meat farm in Hongseong-gun, South Korea, on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. The operation is part of HSIs efforts to fight the dog meat trade throughout Asia. In South Korea, the campaign includes working to raise awareness among Koreans about the plight of meat dogs being no different from the animals more and more of them are keeping as pets. Jean Chung

Kelly OMeara, Senior Director of HSI Companion Animals and Engagement, greets Jindo dogs at a dog meat farm in Hongseong-gun, South Korea, on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. The operation is part of HSIs efforts to fight the dog meat trade throughout Asia. In South Korea, the campaign includes working to raise awareness among Koreans about the plight of meat dogs being no different from the animals more and more of them are keeping as pets. Jean Chung

Kelly Donithan, Senior Specialist of Disaster Operations/Animal Protection and Crisis Response of HSI, holds a dog as she rescues it at a dog meat farm in Hongseong-gun, South Korea, on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. The operation is part of HSIs efforts to fight the dog meat trade throughout Asia. In South Korea, the campaign includes working to raise awareness among Koreans about the plight of meat dogs being no different from the animals more and more of them are keeping as pets. Jean Chung

Kelly Donithan, Senior Specialist of Disaster Operations/Animal Protection and Crisis Response of HSI, kisses a dog at a dog meat farm in Hongseong-gun, South Korea, on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. The operation is part of HSIs efforts to fight the dog meat trade throughout Asia. In South Korea, the campaign includes working to raise awareness among Koreans about the plight of meat dogs being no different from the animals more and more of them are keeping as pets. Jean Chung

Kelly OMeara, Senior Director of HSI Companion Animals and Engagement, gently kisses a puppy at a dog meat farm in Hongseong-gun, South Korea, on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. The operation is part of HSIs efforts to fight the dog meat trade throughout Asia. In South Korea, the campaign includes working to raise awareness among Koreans about the plight of meat dogs being no different from the animals more and more of them are keeping as pets. Jean Chung

Kelly Donithan, Senior Specialist of Disaster Operations/Animal Protection and Crisis Response of HSI, holds a dog at a dog meat farm in Hongseong-gun, South Korea, on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. The operation is part of HSIs efforts to fight the dog meat trade throughout Asia. In South Korea, the campaign includes working to raise awareness among Koreans about the plight of meat dogs being no different from the animals more and more of them are keeping as pets. Jean Chung

Kelly Donithan, Senior Specialist of Disaster Operations/Animal Protection and Crisis Response of HSI, kisses a dog at a dog meat farm in Hongseong-gun, South Korea, on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. The operation is part of HSIs efforts to fight the dog meat trade throughout Asia. In South Korea, the campaign includes working to raise awareness among Koreans about the plight of meat dogs being no different from the animals more and more of them are keeping as pets. Jean Chung

Jack Finn-Kelcey, Field Responder at HSI, kisses a dog at a dog meat farm in Hongseong-gun, South Korea, on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. The operation is part of HSIs efforts to fight the dog meat trade throughout Asia. In South Korea, the campaign includes working to raise awareness among Koreans about the plight of meat dogs being no different from the animals more and more of them are keeping as pets. Jean Chung

The HSI Animal Rescue Team rescues a dog at a dog meat farm in Hongseong-gun, South Korea, on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. The operation is part of HSIs efforts to fight the dog meat trade throughout Asia. In South Korea, the campaign includes working to raise awareness among Koreans about the plight of meat dogs being no different from the animals more and more of them are keeping as pets. Jean Chung

The truck driver, center, adjusts the crates of rescued dogs as the HSI Animal Rescue Team had loaded them onto the truck at a dog meat farm in Hongseong-gun, South Korea, on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. The operation is part of HSIs efforts to fight the dog meat trade throughout Asia. In South Korea, the campaign includes working to raise awareness among Koreans about the plight of meat dogs being no different from the animals more and more of them are keeping as pets. Jean Chung

The rescued dogs sit inside the crates as the HSI Animal Rescue Team had loaded them onto the truck at a dog meat farm in Hongseong-gun, South Korea, on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. The operation is part of HSIs efforts to fight the dog meat trade throughout Asia. In South Korea, the campaign includes working to raise awareness among Koreans about the plight of meat dogs being no different from the animals more and more of them are keeping as pets. Jean Chung

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